The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-11-16


learned il. He was an obi sailor. blind
of one eve. aud wiaen b., hs,.i i,s,, n
brought out he probably srsfecfed for the
first time what WAS 10 follow. Wrench
ing himself from his guards he seized a
war clnb and laid about him with such
fury as 10 hold the crowd at bay for four
..ver. and was soon knocked down and
dragged off When the men returned af-
ter the feast heard them discussing the
meat. : Ii was not 50 good ~ in the pre-
vious case. and they laid it to the fact
that Sam had heated his blood. 1t was
suggested. that the-nexi victim be made
drunk before he was taken out, and it
was that suggestion that saved iny..life
That evening my companion and !!
were inspected by the chief aud his IN"
doctors. They ca ne to our hu, and or
dered " to strip our lean flesh disgust
ed them, and when they slw the sores
they were furious for time The doc
tors we're ordered to put Us on diet and
give MS something to purify oar blood,
and as they vent away the chief, who
seemed to have a personal spite at me.
gave me slap in the face and exclaimed: /:
" ID. you lean, long wasted devil; I'll
roast you for my dogs if you don't fatten
up"
The visitors were to come again on the
third day, but OF. the second a gale set in,
and continued to blow and kick up such
heavy sea that they could not cross until
the sixth day. During this interval the
two of US turned over many plans of es-
cape, but the guards never gave Us the
least opportunity to carry any of them
out. Our hut was stoutlv built, the peo-
pie around us were.as keen as foxes, and
no outlook could be more gloomy. We
refused to eat or to imbibe the blood
medicine left with US, and the sores were
by this time in a very bad state. II
would be long time before the natives
ipunN ue CupiCt nioiSfles Uut "ldi l.
feared was that they would become impa-
tient and knock us on the head. 1t was
plain that the chief hal taken dislikr
TO me, and felt sure he would not ALLOW
me to live another week.
On the sixth day, as have said, the
people from Little Cannibal came over
again, and everything was ready to fe ist
on the third sailors body. He was a
powerful young fellow named kilder He
must have realized the fate in store for
him, and the liquor which they supplied
him with made him desperately furious
instead of quietly drunk. When they
led him out he broke away. backed into
a space between two huts and there, arm
ed with a lance he had wrestled from one
of the men, he held them at bay. There
was immediate and great excitement.
There were two guards at our door.
One ran away at once. After a moment
the other called to a boy of II, and left
him in his place, The boy was excited
ahd anxious, and gave US no attention.
As soon as ! SAW this went to the far
corner of the hut and kicked out enough
ofthe poles to permit me TO crawl through.
Nv companion stood at the door TO watch
the boy, and when ! was ready | called
10 him. He was crossing the hut when
a. ,,,s ,~,.tS- ,, 4 hf,c b.,e nj
started OFT. The sailor who was fighting
for his life must have gwen them a terri
bic battle. for he held them fully ten
minutes and drew the whole population
around him. No one saw me as glided
away, and ! had run quarter of mile
before found that was alone | suppos-
ed the iilor was close AT my heels, but it
seemed that he had taken different di-
rection. No hunt was made for us until
after the feast | crossed the island,
found another fresh water creek, saw two
or three sail in the distance, and then
looked about for a hiding place. | went
to the top OF very thick tree, and for
the next three days and nights did not
set foot on the earth. A vigorous and
persistent search was kept up by the ma
tives for that time, and then they seem
ed to argue that had flung myself into
the sea.
For five days | lived on the wild or
anges and berries growing in profusion
around me, and then a small boat from a
wrecker came into the creek for cslsk of
water, and was taken off. Unfortunate
ly for me the schooner got hold of a
wreck next day to the east of us, and
this upset the captains plan to put me
aboard the first vessel bound for Honolulu
He needed my muscle aboard the craft,
and if was exactly two months from the
day of my capture that landed at the
capital of the Sandwich islands. The
brig hld come in and reported the yawl
and her crew lost. | went 10 the Ameri-
can consulate. but the consul himself was
off on iunket, and his subordinate took
no interest in the case. | vent TO the
British consul, but as could not assure
him that any Of the sailors were British
subjects he would make no move. |
went 10 the captain of an American man
Of war lying in the harbor, and he heard
about half my story and brusquely dis
missed me.-Ner York Sun.